I was at Yankee Stadium on July 4. 1939. The Yankees were playing the Washington Senators in a double header. This is the day Lou Gehrig retired.
The Washington Senators won the first game 3 to 2. The Yankees won the second game 11 to 1.
In between the 2 games, Lou Gehrig gave his retirement speech. During his speech he said, “Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”
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I was at Yankee Stadium on July 4. 1939. The Yankees were playing the Washington Senators in a double header. This is the day Lou Gehrig retired.The Washington Senators won the first game 3 to 2. The Yankees won the second game 11 to 1.
In between the 2 games, Lou Gehrig gave his retirement speech. During his speech he said, “Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”